Margaret D. Pagan

 More Than a Slave

"I couldn't put it down..The book is good for young people as well as adults."

Frankie Murphy, Baltimore Afro American Newspapers

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"A mind-bending read."

Upscale Magazine, Atlanta, Georgia

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"It was captivating and refreshing."

Marge Green, The Baltimore Times Newspaper

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"Thoroughly researched and passionately written."

Dr. Robert W. Kellerman, Author 

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"Pagan wrote Ferguson's character with well-defined diction."

Linda Washington-Johnson, Jackson Mississippi Readers' Club

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"Her writing style...holds the reader in a state of suspense."

LaVon W. Bracey, New Covenant Baptist Church, Orlando Florida

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"Pagan has laid the groundwork... for excellence."

Bridgette Whiting, Morgan State University Spokesman 

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"A poignant and riveting fictionalized account of a slave girl born on a schooner in Virginia who clings to her unswerving faith in God and later becomes the founder of a Sunday School in New York.

The author possesses a preternatural ability to graphically portray the vicissitudes of life experienced by Katherine Ferguson and vividly depicts the characters linked with her. Pagan demonstrates an insightful grasp of African tradition, historical context and the existential situation of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

The book contains several religious leitmotifs, i.e. conversion, forgiveness, surrender, trust, confession, and grace, all of which are delicately interwoven into the lives of the characters. The author’s narration is forcible and perspicuous."

Rev. James W. Bridgeford, Sr., Kansas City, Missouri

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"Exciting history...Mrs. Pagan's book could easily be taught in classes from middle school to college. And it should be."

Rosa L. Griffin, The Black Writers' Guild of Maryland

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"...one who demonstrated to all that, in God's hands and in obedience to His Word, regardless of circumstances and trials--she was indeed more than a slave."

Rev. Anne Perry, Ph.D. Wise Pen Christian Writers Guild

The Fulani Girls

"My daughter really liked your book The Fulani Girls. She took it on our mission trip to Senegal."

Ronda Tyson, Missonary 

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"I didn't put The Fulani Girls down until I finished it. Enjoyed it and know others here will too."

Dr. Marcia D. Williams, Missionary 

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"Congratulations and thank you for the best read I've had in quite some time. I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Fulani Girls. I traveled with them from the slave ship to the forest and woods that led right down the streets of New York. It was a wonderful journey of hope and triumph over loss and pain. I felt every emotion along the way. It was  indeed a pleasure to read a compelling story that never necessitated illicit or explicit connotation. OUTSTANDING!!"

Faraja Ricketts, Avid Reader

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"I was drawn into the book, characters, and setting instantly. Your detail to history, terrain, and language carried me back to my childhood where I played in the dirt paths and woods of North Carolina. The Fulani Girls will have a permanent place in my library."

Phyllis Jenkins, Avid Reader